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Distance learning offers unprecedented access to higher education, to people from all walks of life. A person can now easily take a college-level course without ever setting foot on campus or meeting with his or her professor face to face. Well-credentialed authors collaborate in "Distance Learners in Higher Education", designed to give faculty unique perspectives on a variety of issues in higher education today. Edited by Chere Campbell Gibson, this volume encompasses the full realm of teaching and learning at a distance from both an administrative and faculty viewpoint. Connecting the demographics of the distance learner, cultural considerations, academic self-concept and support, and learning strategies, "Distance Learners" is of interest to faculty and administrators in higher education. This book focuses on the learner and the conditions for learning, and is essential for those who need to stay current in this rapidly changing area. (From the Publisher)

In The Color of Faith, Fumitaka Matsuoka provides a theological perspective on racial and ethnic plurality by exploring such issues as alienation across shifting race lines, race and justice; the interworkings of race, class, and culture; and signs of hope amid an enduring culture of opposition. Interdisciplinary in its approach, this is a constructive theological work that reflects on the role Christian faith communities play in a multiracial society and forges a new vision of human relatedness and community building. (From the Publisher)

This groundbreaking new book considers what is required of good moderators and presents practical information for their training and development, set in the context of the rapid development and combination of Information and Communications Technologies and the wide impact these are having in open and distance learning.In addition, this highly topical and forward looking book introduces the reader to the latest thinking in online computer mediated education, and explores the key role of the trainer, teacher or tutor as moderator. Tried and tested techniques are outlined and the book explains how to set up an online environment that will maximize the success of the moderator when working with students. Moderators, trainers, lecturers, academics, and course developers currently working in or planning to move towards online teaching will benefit from this book. E-Moderating is a new addition to the leading edge Open and Distance Learning series. (From the Publisher)

Brief, schematic argument for the ways in which new information technologies can improve student learning.